Takumi tax

[Revan]

yup, whilst most of us want to hunt down and kill the creators of the takumi cartoon, there's nothing to be done to stop the bullshit pricing, other than holding out longer for cars and parts. at least i'm seeing the prices of lightly molested 86's drop a bit this year.

[Rice86]

i dont see how takumi made the ae86 tax....if anything ae86 was already famous b4 ID as most of us know...

so....stop this bullshitting about a cartoon tax, u want a old classic car?...pay the price mates

[slydar]

hunt down and kill? lol. initial d is great.

[Anthony]

it costs more than you think to bring the stuff in. there are little charges all the way. then if its sent EMS, which most stuff is, thats a huge cost in itself.

most stuff ends up owing roughly double the yahoo price landed, lighter stuff a bit under, heavier (like wheels) a bit over. then add a small slice for the trouble and you start to see where the pricing comes from.

who's takumi anyway? nothing to do with it.

[Kid Karola]

Takumi tax is a phrase coined much like global warming, it seems to be a buzz word... but does it really exist?
The AE86 has been popular since the 80's, Initial D manga comic books surfaced in the mid 90's, as an off-shoot from the cult car status and following the AE86 already had. Intial D as most of you youngsters became familiar with is about the time of Fourth Stage and The Movie release in 2005. These may have introduced some new followers to the Sprinter and elevated it to Hero. But it was still a comic after all.

It all comes down to supply and demend. There have been less and less AE86's since 1988 yet more an more people getting into them.
Less supply, more demand, hence prices increase.



Even 10 years ago the AE86 was considered expensive for what it was. Considering an ADM cost about 15K, almost 50% more than a basic Corolla at 8K straight off the showroom floor puts it in perspective. In Japan now good clean original examples are highly sought after and command more money than many modified ones. Keeping 25 year old parts in stock costs money too, or aftermarket parts for that matter for a such a niche market.

[tricky_dan]

i know this thread is about 'takumi tax' but i dont think anyones mentioned 'irish tax' or sexy_16 yet.... haha (ie stealing all the ae86s away from us to ireland..), could that be a reason why sprinters are so expensive?

[rthy]

maybe the demand in ireland is higher

[sun_moon]

as long as values go up, im happy... not to mention it will make future generations of more mature ae86 owners, as the cost will be higher..... i welcome this "takumi tax" as i own 2 mint ae86s, one decent ae86 and an ae86 shell.

now if only we can get some aw11 tax going on too !

[kaibeecee]

i don't welcome it. its bullshit.

86 owners should consider themselves lucky that most original driveline parts and whatnot can be substituted for parts from other cars (cressida, tarago etc.) or aftermarket so the only 'real' demandable component is the shell itself and its immediate ancilliaries.

its a 25 year old corolla, not really a car that can be deemed 'collector' status just yet. especially when most are still used by silly kids to do skids in (and the occasional old man, ha). escorts, old Alfa's and other historic cars i can understand the pricing for those, they're legitimately a history defining car, not a corolla made famous by a couple of drifts and a cartoon.

[Matt-AE86]

A nardi will still work out to be around $150-$250 dollars, A washer bottle (second hand) will work out to be $80 dollars. We can get a second hand one from our local 86 importer here for $70-80 dollars or a new one for $150.

also show me a washer bottle for 5 dollars. You need to go join the bfk crew and smoke some more crack. "And when you here this *click click* da-bois are com'n... and when you here dis *click click* da-bois are coming... AK47 shotgun rifle... IT WAS A MUSGI-GUN!~"

yerp.